Hamas claims baby Kfir Bibas was killed in Gaza

(JNS) - The Israel Defense Forces is investigating claims that three members of the Bibas family in Gaza, including 10-month-old Kfir, died in Hamas captivity, the military said on Wednesday.

The "military" wing of Hamas announced the deaths Kfir, his brother Ariel, 4, and his mother, Shiri, 32, the Hamas- and Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Quds News Network reported earlier on Nov. 28.

Without presenting evidence, the Al-Qassam Brigades attributed their deaths to "a previous Israeli shelling on the Gaza Strip."

The statement did not mention father Yarden Bibas, 34, also kidnapped from K...